WHAT TO EXPECT

This log-cabin retreat goes beyond the basics.

Yes, you’ll earn your Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher credential from trainers who exceed industry standards in experience, knowledge, and aptitude serving diverse learners. Yes, you’ll be within walking distance of waterfalls, trails, wildlife, and canyons. Yes, you’ll enjoy organic, vegetarian meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But on top of all that, you’ll enjoy a daily wine and cheese hour, snacks from KIND and LUNA, unlimited s’mores, and did we mention wine and cheese?

Lodgings are shared and meals are taken together (though if you want more privacy, we have that option too). The training schedule follows a calm/active rhythm, accommodating the sleep schedules of both morning people and night people. Of course, if you need a break, just step out on the deck and commune with a burbling creek.

Now for the nitty-gritty: Our curriculum, developed by the founder of Mission Propelle and endorsed by the Yoga Alliance, covers the six pillars of yoga for ages 2-15: General Background in the Specialty Area; Techniques, Training and Practice; Teaching Methodology; Anatomy and Physiology; Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Children’s Yoga Teachers; and Practicum. Workshops and practicum experiences allow participants to customize their learning based on their preferred age group. Trainees will accrue all required contact hours during the retreat. Thanks to an official partnership with Grand Bear Resort, trainees will have the opportunity to observe and teach groups of children in preschool, elementary school, and middle school as well as parent-child sessions.

LOCATION

A quick 90-minute drive southwest of Chicago, Grand Bear Resort sits on the southwest perimeter of Starved Rock State Park.

Grand Bear Resort
Oglesby, IL 61348

WHAT YOU GET

RCYT CERTIFICATION

Certification is contingent upon completion of all course modules and practicum hours; be aware your may only register your credential with the Yoga Alliance upon completion of a 200-hr training, though they can be taken in any order.

ORGANIC, VEGETARIAN MEALS

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided throughout the training, along with snacks from KIND, LUNA, and Clif Bar and refreshments by VitaCoco.

SHARED LODGINGS IN A LUXURY CABIN

Trainees will reside in a multi-story log cabin at Grand Bear Resort in Utica, IL. Room placements will be decided on a rolling basis; private rooms available for a surcharge – inquire with jill@missionpropelle.com

PERSONALIZED TRAINING

Interested in learning trauma-sensitive teaching strategies? Hoping to teach incarcerated youth? Looking to improve your classroom culture with yoga-based interventions? Name your areas of interest and they will be specifically built into the curriculum.

RETREAT PERKS

Daily wine and cheese hour, snacks provided by retreat partners CLIF, KIND, and LUNA, and more to be announced!

Participants with an interest in Mission Propelle’s proprietary teaching methods will have the opportunity to specialize in our techniques while observing, assisting, and teaching in Mission Propelle classrooms, ultimately gaining the certification needed to be onboarded as a lead teacher. Since we are an after-school program, you may need to defer some practicum hours to the fall in order to get into MP classrooms. Employment is not guaranteed and hiring decisions will be based on successful completion of all program requisites as well as an audition. If you are not interested in teaching for us, that’s fine! The specialized content is an add-on for those who would like to join our team.

AMENITIES

In addition to 3 organic, vegetarian meals/day, healthy snacks provided by KIND and LUNA, and a daily wine and cheese hour, you will enjoy access to the following:

SCHEDULE

Trainees will accrue all required contact hours during the retreat. Thanks to an official partnership with Grand Bear Resort, trainees will have the opportunity to observe and teach groups of children in preschool, elementary school, and middle school as well as parent-child sessions.

A deposit of $300 is required with registration. This fee is non-refundable and may be paid via credit card, cash, or check made out to Mission Propelle Inc. The deposit will be applied toward tuition payment. Remaining tuition fees are due by July 1, 2017.

Discounts and promotional rates will be redeemed when you pay the remaining balance on your tuition after the $300 deposit.

Although the RCYT designation is only available to RYTs, EVERYONE is welcome to enroll in the program – no prerequisites required! A baseline knowledge is highly recommended as is experience working with children.

If we receive written notice of your need to withdraw from the program by May 1, 2017, you may receive a refund minus the $300 nonrefundable deposit. Credit card refunds will be subject to an additional 4% processing fee. There will be no refunds after May 1, 2017. If you register after this date or withdraw from the program for any reason thereafter, you will be responsible for paying the full tuition, regardless of any partial payments that have been made to date.

Note: Receipt of the RCYT designation is not automatic upon completion of program modules. RCYT certification will be based on successful completion of all required modules and assignments, attendance requirements, and lead trainer’s assessment of trainee’s teaching competence.
*Employment is not guaranteed. Hiring decisions are made on a case-by-case basis depending on quality of instruction, fulfillment of program requirements, schedule, and placement availability.